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October 3, 2011
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Baltic Dry Index falls for 4th day
    The Baltic Dry Index, a measure of commodity-shipping costs, fell for a fourth day as holidays in China slowed bookings to hire capesize vessels that haul iron ore and coal.
  • Indian PM seeks 'control' on maritime piracy
    India's prime minister on Saturday said piracy was threatening 'a large number of Indian seafarers' and warned that the domestic shipping industry's growth depended on stepped-up maritime security.
  • Dry-cargo ship delivery just 50% of planned level
    Shipyards delivered about 50 per cent of the dry-bulk vessels planned over the past three quarters, according to D/S Norden A/S, Europe's largest publicly traded commodities shipping company.
  • KepFels to deliver Vietnam rig on budget

Sched Netweb site
  • Asia-Europe rates drop 2.7pc to US$734/TEU as SCFI plummets to new low
  • Fangcheng port's July throughput up 57pc to 6.38 million tonnes
  • Northeast China builds logistics park to boost trade with Russia
  • Hunan province builds 9-hectare agricultural logistics distribution park
  • Xinjiang road cargo traffic up 10pc in first eight months of 2011
  • Neptune Maritime Security expects more piracy along Mozambique Channel
  • Singapore's KT&T, Sinotrans to invest US$20.9 million in Wuhu boxshop
  • Does liner shipping need key performance indicators? Panelists think so
  • Turkish Cargo extends US road feeder network to cover 200 destinations
  • Air NZ calls regulator's prosecution into price-fixing 'capricious'
  • Ukraine International Airlines offers freight to India, Turkmenistan, Iran
  • Swiss WorldCargo first to invite IATA execs to join corporate flight deck

Exim Indiaweb site
  • MALA 2011 sees the entire industry grace a grand occasion
  • MOL again included in FTSE, DJSI social indices
  • NYK, Evergreen & Hanjin launch WIN service connecting India & China
  • Prime Minister lauds SCI as a pioneer at golden jubilee valedictory ceremony
  • Supertanker glut woes on benchmark Saudi Arabia-Japan route
  • DGFT extends export ban on bulk edible oil by one more year
  • Govt may introduce stimulus package for exporters soon
  • "Monkey see-Monkey do" & our maritime Cabotage Law
  • Ascent Capital to invest 200 cr. in Karaikal port
  • India, Japan hold seminar to exchange info on ports
  • Kale elected BGTA President, Jain is new Gen. Secy
  • Falling rupee has industry happy & worried in good measure
  • Anand Desai elected new IACC National President
  • EU welcomes India's decision to allow Pak waiver
  • BBC Chartering launches global project division
  • Holleman moves heavy turbine from Germany to Bulgaria
  • Project forwarding training delivers success

International Transport Journalweb site
SEPTEMBER 30, 2011
  • Air Namibia increases intra-African service frequencies
    Starting tomorrow, Air Namibia, the African country's national carrier, is increasing its services from Windhoek to South Africa (Johannesburg and Cape Town) from two to three dail...
  • City of Lahr plans to buy airport
    The southwest German city of Lahr wants to buy the airstrip located outside the town from the federal administration and lease it to an airport operator. The Black Forest Airport, ...
  • Louis Dreyfus Armateur's Montoir-Gijon route beats expectations
    The French shipping group Louis Dreyfus transported nearly 14,000 trucks between Montoir and Gijon between September 2010 and the end of August 2011. This is 75% more than expected...
  • Howe Robinson Container Index decreasing
    The Howe Robinson Container Index (HRCI) decreased by 18 points or 3% from 692 points for the week ending Friday, 9 September, to 674.4 points for the week ending Friday, 23 Septe...
  • Avianca becomes first A330-200F customer in Latin America
    Colombia's Avianca, part of the AviancaTaca Holdings airline group, has signed an order for four Airbus A330-200 freighter aircraft. The new aircraft will be operated by Avianca's ...
  • CFR Marfa to be privatised
    The Supreme National Defence Council (CSAT), the Romanian authority that unites the Romanian president, prime minister, and the heads of the economy, finance, security and defence ...
  • DB Schenker starts rail transports from Leipzig to China
    DB Schenker Rail Automotive, Deutsche Bahn's specialist for automotive rail freight transport, is overseeing car part transports from Leipzig to Shenyang in north-eastern China on ...
  • Diederick de Vroet to oversee global DB seafreight
    As of 1 October, Diederick de Vroet will start his activities as head of the global sea freight activities of DB Schenker Logistics. As head of global ocean freight at Schenker's h...
  • Professional handling for two heavyweights
    The Linde Group technology company has used Bayernhafen Passau-Schalding to load plant parts onto a barge for the first time. The two 85 or 145 t cold boxes, consisting of plate he...
  • Dachser strengthens its presence in Norway
    Dachser, Germany's global logistics services provider, is expanding its presence in Norway with a new branch in Oslo. The new branch will be located south of the Oslo metropolitan ...
  • Panalpina opens Jaipur branch in India
    Switzerland's Basel-based Panalpina forwarding and logistics corporate group is further expanding into north India by opening an office in Jaipur, Rajasthan. Rajasthan state and in...
  • Etihad Crystal Cargo: partnership with WCA
    Etihad Crystal Cargo has signed a memorandum of understanding to be the first cargo airline to act as a vendor within the WCA Family network, the world's biggest group of independe...

Marine Logweb site
SEPTEMBER 30, 2011
  • BC Ferries CEO announces cost cutting plan and opts for early retirement
  • Teekay to acquire three FPSO's from Sevan and take stake in company
  • Armed guards open fire, pirates back off
  • Special Operations Command awards CCM Mk I contracts
  • BOEMRE announces regulatory authorities for new agencies
  • SBM Offshore in Brazil FPSO yard partnership

World Wide Shipperweb site
SEPTEMBER 30, 2011
  • Port of Portland to begin second phase of industrial park
  • US rail freight traffic rises during week
  • Anderson, Golonka receive Thomas Crowley trophies for 2010
  • Bellingham port board eyes short-term lease proposal
  • New NOL Group CEO to take office October 1

Lloyd's Listweb site
SEPTEMBER 30, 2011
  • Suezmax owners resist falling West Africa rates
    Freight rates have remained steady for the past week on increased cargo inquiry
  • Actuarial figures limit flexibility over hull and machinery rates
    Insurers should invest in shipping know-how to become more competitive argue brokers
  • Insurance pressure raises risk awareness
    Owners have raised their game when it comes to piracy, but the situation is still evolving
  • What do you mean by the word 'ship'?
    The International Union of Marine Insurers has called for a new definition of what constitutes a ship
  • Grimaldi calls for mandatory scrapping
    Demolition of older tonnage could help lift the market, but casualties are inevitable, argues Italian owner
  • Small players are being priced out of the market
    Brussels' environmental focus on shipping is a kind of interference, but owners have to adapt
  • Tsavliris elected president of ISU
    Vice-president of International Salvage Union takes the top post
  • Teekay shores up struggling Sevan Marine
    Deal includes taking control of three FPSO projects with possibility of more
  • Capesize rates ease ahead of Chinese holiday
    Rates dip slightly ahead of week long Chinese break but no dramatic decline foreseen
  • Mediterranean clouds hold a silver lining
    Optimistic market study suggests that when the present economic gloom has lifted, there will be wide scope for expansion
  • Felixstowe ready to receive Maersk's 18,000 teu giants
    Formal opening of deepwater berths marks first stage of $1.6bn investment programme
  • MGT slashes dwell time for containers switching to rail
    Montreal Gateway Terminals' Cast and Racine facilities shift boxes within 72 hours instead of eight days
  • Odfjell family companies buy shares in Odfjell SE
    Move is seen as a sign that family thinks the company is attractively priced
  • South America props up Atlantic MR tanker market
    Brazil's demand for oil products reduces vessel glut in Atlantic
  • Dry bulk charterers shift Indian Ocean trade patterns to avoid piracy
    East coast of India preferred position of ships booked for trips to load coal in South Africa
  • SCFI falls to 2011-low
    Box freight rates continue to slide, with uncertainty restricting liquidity in futures trades
  • The triangulators
    Greek VLCC owners have good reason to adopt a three-leg strategy, but it has its risks
  • Spanish guns
    Civilian vessels do have the right to self-defence, but it must be proportionate to the threat at hand
  • Spain to permit heavy-calibre machineguns for defence against pirates
    Private security experts say using such powerful weapons is inappropriate to the level of threat
  • Widdows exits NOL early as Ng steps up
    Citing immediate need for long range decisions, APL owner speeds succession
  • Norway urged to inspect Hurtigruten ferries after Nordlys fatality
    Richard With and Kong Harald could have same fatal flaws, says lobby group
  • CLdN adds Cork to new Dublin-Europe weekly service
    Move follows upturn in Irish export market
  • Tanker price decline comes into focus as product tanker options lapse
    Scorpio Tankers pass on LR1 pair at $45m each in busy year of expansion
  • MOL cuts profits forecast
    Shipping group blames tough shipping market and losses on stock market investments
  • North P&I to vet armed guards
    Club sees a conflict of interest in security industry policing itself
  • ITF urges Brussels to inspect Filipino crews at EU ports
    Union is concerned by Emsa reports on poor quality of training in the Philippines
  • Bluewind and Swire to admit bunker spill charges
    Case arises from March 2009 incident involving boxship Pacific Adventurer
  • Nam Cheong wins $52m orders for offshore support vessels
    Contracts call for two platform supply vessels and one anchor handling tug
  • Bumi Armada wins Apache FPSO contract
    Malaysian offshore service provider seals a four-year charter worth $460m

Fairplayweb site
SEPTEMBER 30, 2011
  • VLCC owners mull lay-ups
    VLCC owners remain at "the mercy of charterers", as both spot fixtures and FFAs indicate further softening of an already very weak market, broker and shipping analysts said
  • Scorpio seals financing
    NYSE-LISTED Scorpio Tankers has secured a new $92M credit facility from Credit Agricole and SEB, despite an extremely tight ship-finance market
  • MOL now predicts losses
    JAPAN'S shipping leader MOL told Fairplay today it expects losses of ¥17Bn ($221M) for the first half, reversing its previous prediction of ¥1Bn in profits
  • LA tests scrub-a-dub-dub
    LOS ANGELES will plans to begin a $1.8M testing scheme for a scrubber system with the potential of cutting ship emissions by 85%
  • Novorossiysk profits leap
    RUSSIA'S principal Black Sea port of Novorossiysk posted 1H11 net profits of $222M on revenues of $494.1M, its first results since its recent acquisition of Primorsk, Russia's major oil export terminal
  • Vostochny stake auctioned
    LITTLE-known company Tansi has won an auction for a government-owned 20% stake in Vostochny's port, Russia's main Pacific export coal outlet, IHS McCloskey reported today
  • Libya sells first crude to US oil group
    VITOL HAS sold a 381,000-barrel cargo of Sarir and Messla crude to ConocoPhillips, IHS World Markets Energy reported today
  • BBC forms heavy-lift support unit
    GERMAN breakbulk and project carrier BBC Chartering has formed a global project division to support its growing heavy-lift fleet
  • At least eight killed in ro-pax stampede
    SEARCHERS are today reportedly seeking a ninth victim thought to have jumped overboard when a ferry fire sparked a deadly passenger stampede
  • Sale-leaseback option to aid Green Reefers
    GREEN Reefers said it has put six ships into a sale-leaseback deal that a will realise it a cash injection of $12M and net $2M in profits
  • West's jails? Big deal
    A NATO leader has told shipping executives that "comfortable" European prisons are no deterrent to Somali pirates
  • Pirates to release bulker
    SOMALI pirates are reportedly about to release the Panama-flagged bulker Dover after a ransom was paid
  • Capesize rates soften
    CAPESIZE bulker rates are softening in line with a 37-point drop in the BCI
  • VLCCs sink to new '11 low
    VLCC SPOT rates have sunk to new year-to-date lows, as sluggish demand and the glut of tankers mean owners cannot cover voyage costs
  • Ports opened to wheat exporters
    AUSTRALIA'S competition watchdog has approved new rules aimed at opening up port access for wheat exporters in three states

The Journal of Commerceweb site
SEPTEMBER 30, 2011
  • US Heading Into Recession, ECRI Warns
    The U.S. is headed into new recession, Lakshman Achuthan of the Economic Cycle Research Institute, a forecasting firm known for...
  • MOL Slashes Financial Forecast
    Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, hitting the headwinds that are sending many of the world's shipping lines into the red, dramatically lowered...
  • Exports Propel Container Gains at Tacoma
    A 16.4 percent jump in exports spurred a 7.3 percent increase in loaded international container volume at the Port of...
  • MSC Sets U.S.-Asia Rate Hike
    Mediterranean Shipping Co., the world's second-largest container shipping carrier by fleet capacity, will raise rates from the United States to...
  • Pacific Carriers Plan Targeted Export Rate Hikes
    The Westbound Transpacific Stabilization Agreement said its member carriers plan to implement targeted rate increases on export commodities Nov. 1....
  • CSAV Sailing Rough Seas
    CSAV is living an extreme version of container shipping's recent ups and downs. The Chilean carrier underwent a financial rescue...
  • Infrastructure and Investment
    The echo chamber of infrastructure advocacy debate opened up a bit last month, and it's important that the businesses in...
  • Taxing Whose Containers?
    One could toil away for years in the shipping industry without hearing more than a few passing references to the...
  • Driver Turnover Hits 79 Percent at Large Carriers
    Truck drivers are leaving large truckload carriers for other employers at a faster pace, but smaller competitors are keeping more...
  • Remains of the Dray
    Q: We're a motor carrier, and recently subbed out a load to another carrier. The shipment was of snack-type foods...
  • Japan's Sendai Port Resumes International Container Services
    International container services partially resumed Friday at Japan's Port of Sendai, the largest port in the northeastern Japanese region that...
  • Ace Hardware Taps Virginia for Import DC
    Ace Hardware will invest $14 million in an import re-distribution center for the East Coast near Virginia's Port of Norfolk....
  • Widdows Leaves Top NOL Post Early
    Ron Widdows, a prominent leader in the global container industry, is leaving his position as group president and CEO of...
  • Shippers Urge Congress to Block Driver Rule Change
    The battle over proposed changes to truck driver hours of service escalated on Capitol Hill this week as a group...

Containerisation Internationalweb site
SEPTEMBER 30, 2011
  • CSAV sets date of next shareholders meeting
  • Dalian port to sell bonds
  • MOL declares loss in H1 11(F)
  • Strikes hit Australia's Patrick, again
  • ACT's Davidsen stresses the positives

TradeWindsweb site
SEPTEMBER 30, 2011
  • Street waits to judge TK raid
    Numerous "financial blanks" makes Sevan Marine rescue mission difficult to dissect, analyst says.
  • STNG earns top marks
    Evercore analyst expects clarity from $92m credit facility to be a positive catalyst for shares of US-listed product tanker owner.
  • Star reefer spills oil
    US authorities say Nelson Star lost 150 gallons at dock in Unalaska, Alaska.
  • SBM empire expands
    FPSO specialist forges alliance with Synergy Group in a bid to cash in on Brazilian offshore boom.
  • BBC sprouts new wing
    German specialist announces a special projects division utilising 800 tonne heavy lift ships.
  • Norden notes dry hope
    With half of newbuildings missing the mark in the third quarter Danish owner sees a ray of light for bulker market.
  • Owners sign up guards
    Norwegian and German shipping companies welcome GreySide Group security personnel on board.
  • Swire to plead guilty
    Owners of Pacific Adventurer admit discharging oil following 2009 accident in Australia.
  • The merit of being boring
    Unappreciated ship managers, self respect at sea and crossing the line from insurance to gambling.
  • Capital leaves 20th century
    Shipowner and Olympiakos chief Evangelos Marinakis brings his fleet into the 21st Century.
  • Scorpio fills funding gap
    Shares of Emanuele Lauro-led product tanker owner surge as it pens $92m credit pact while overhauling covenants.

American Shipperweb site
SEPTEMBER 30, 2011
  • Washington Notebook
  • Upward climb
  • WTSA seeks rate increases on commodity basis
    Member lines of the Westbound Transpacific Stabilization Agreement (WTSA) said they plan to implement rate increases from Nov. 1 based on specific commodity types "as freight rates for many major commodity categories have approached unsustainable ...
  • NOL accelerates leadership change
    The NOL Group, parent company of APL and APL Logistics, said Friday it has completed the transition to a new chief executive officer three months early, with Ng Yat Chung taking the helm of the company from Oct. 1. Ng has served as an NOL executiv...
  • Evergreen switches Asia-Oceania loops
    Evergreen Line has joined an Asia-Oceania service currently operated by Japan's Big 3 lines, and has left a multi-operator service on the same trade, according to the Taiwan-based line's forward schedules. Evergreen will join as a vessel operator ...
  • Hanjin/COSCO suspend 2 transpac loops
    Member lines within the CKYH Alliance are due to suspend two transpacific services over the next quarter, one of the lines confirmed to American Shipper this week. The two services, the multi-operator CLX service and the CKYH-operated SJX service, ...
  • FedEx opens Chicago area facility
    FedEx Ground, the small-package ground unit of FedEx Corp., opened a new sorting and delivery station that is the fifth major facility for the company in the Chicago area. The 214,000-square-foot facility is located in Grayslake, Ill., and joins f...
  • Schipol boosts China connection
    Amsterdam Airport Schiphol in the Netherlands has strengthened its freighter connections with China and Hong Kong, following the start of China Southern Airlines' twice weekly Boeing 777 all-cargo services to Chongqing. Chongqing is a hub for compu...
  • U.S. trucking, economic data show improvement
    The U.S. economy grew at 1.3 percent instead of the previously reported 1 percent during the second quarter, according to a revised report from the Department of Commerce.The change resulted from the availability of more complete data than at the ...
  • Truckload carriers lose drivers at 79% clip
    The turnover rate for over-the-road truck drivers rose to 79 percent in the second quarter, according to the American Trucking Associations' latest Trucking Activity Report, marking the third quarter in a row of increased churn in the driver marke...

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
SEPTEMBER 30, 2011
  • Bunker markets end week with mixed prices
    Crude futures fell at its lowest since September, 2010.
  • Tankers successfully traverse the Arctic's Northeast Passage
    The approximately 6,250 nautical miles covered by the Stena Poseidon and Palva from Murmansk to the Pacific took around 20 days at a speed of 13 knots.
  • Trafigura transaction 'important first step'
    Value of deal has not been disclosed.
  • Fujairah IFO prices steady but spreads wide
    Durban still without spot quotes.
  • Rotterdam prices at month-low
    Incoming cargoes and soft crude help push prices down in Europe's leading bunkering hub.
  • Shipping should cut GHG emissions ahead of regulation
    'Preemptive mitigation will be much cheaper than an emergency rebuilding response,' says EC official.
  • ECA could heighten risk to whales
    Californian marine sanctuary could see an increase in traffic.
  • Shipping companies to plead guilty over bunker spill
    Charges against ship's captain, however, are dropped.
  • Spending of lube oils is falling
    Slow steaming and advances in engine design are cutting consumption.
  • Bunker prices mostly falling as week ends
    Supplies generally good at major Asian bunker ports.
  • German giants merge: Mabanaft to acquire Bominflot
    Acquisition to create the world's fifth largest bunkering group, says Mabanaft.
  • Owner of Davy Crockett indicted by US authorities
    Vessel abandoned by scrap dealer after failed operation to salvage metal from barge.
  • Singapore bunker market relatively unaffected by refinery fire
    Sufficient reserve stocks available from other major suppliers, players say.
  • Peruvian firm launches bunker supplies in Callao
    Operations to be supported by double-hull bunker tanker MV Tramax.
  • Sinopec Zhoushan September sales volumes down
    Buyers 'hoping' bunker prices will go down further in October, says company source.
  • Bunkering ops partially resume in Hong Kong
    Bunker deliveries limited to the inside harbour due to still 'very windy' conditions at outer anchorage.
  • Credit agencies 'influence' bunker industry
    Having relationships with all players important in the current economic environment, says Chemoil CEO.

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In the second quarter, container traffic in the port of Genoa fell by -2.8% while in Savona-Vado it grew by +76.3%
Genoa
In the Ligurian capital, the transhipment share decreased, while the Savona port benefited.
Fincantieri records strong growth in half-year financial performance and new orders
Rome
In the first six months of 2025, orders totaled 14.7 billion euros (+93.5%)
In the second quarter, naval traffic through the Suez Canal decreased by -6.2%
In the second quarter, naval traffic through the Suez Canal decreased by -6.2%
Cairo
1,248 tankers (-2.7%) and 1,826 other types of vessels (-8.5%) passed through
CMA CGM's net profit fell by 140% in the second quarter.
Marseille
Revenues stable. The French shipping group is interested in acquiring Hutchison Ports' terminals.
Royal Caribbean closes second quarter with record net profit
Miami
The April-June period was very positive
Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern announced a merger agreement today.
Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern announced a merger agreement today.
Omaha/Atlanta
First coast-to-coast cargo rail network
Gurrieri resigns as Special Commissioner of the Eastern Adriatic Sea Port Authority
Trieste
The atypical reverse charge for the logistics sector will become applicable tomorrow
Milan
Ruggerone (Assologistica): one of the most strategic reforms we helped build is being implemented
Policy brief on cyber threats that pose risks to port infrastructure
Tallinn
It was developed by the NATO Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence
Interferry urges the EU Commission to harmonize its shipping decarbonization regulations with those of the IMO
Victoria
Failure to align - the association warned - will force shipping companies to pay twice for emissions.
In the second quarter of 2025, Chinese seaports handled 79.1 million containers (+6.1%)
Beijing
Total freight traffic was three billion tons (+3.3%), of which 1.3 billion tons were with foreign countries (+1.9%).
CK Hutchison announces plans to include a Chinese investor in the consortium to sell Hutchison Ports
Hong Kong
Without the participation of the COSCO shipping group, China would not authorize the sale
Sri Lanka's Supreme Court has awarded compensation of $1 billion over the X-Press Pearl accident.
Sri Lanka's Supreme Court has awarded compensation of $1 billion over the X-Press Pearl accident.
Columbus
The container ship caught fire and sank near the port of Colombo
The Greek government sends a tugboat to the Red Sea to assist ships that may be attacked by the Houthis.
The Greek government sends a tugboat to the Red Sea to assist ships that may be attacked by the Houthis.
Piraeus
The AHTS "Giant" is leaving
Saipem and Subsea7 have signed a binding merger agreement.
Saipem and Subsea7 have signed a binding merger agreement.
Milan/Luxembourg
The transaction is expected to close in the second half of 2026.
In the second quarter, the port of Valencia handled over 1.5 million containers (+4.0%)
In the first half of 2025, the amount of new orders to Chinese shipyards fell by -18.2%
Beijing
A decrease of -3.5% in new construction completed in the period was recorded
In the second quarter of 2025, freight traffic in the port of Trieste grew by +3.7%
Trieste
Bulk cargo increased. Miscellaneous cargo fell by 13.2%.
CMA CGM and TotalEnergies form joint venture for LNG bunkering in the Port of Rotterdam.
Marseille
Agreement to supply 360,000 tons of liquefied natural gas per year to the French group's ships
In the second quarter of 2025, freight traffic in Spanish ports decreased by -4.7%
Madrid
All the main product categories are decreasing except for conventional goods
Brookfield Asset Management to sell 49% of British port group PD Ports to Spain's Pontegadea
Middlesbrough
The English company has over 1,400 employees
In the quarter April-June, freight traffic in the port of Rotterdam decreased by -2.3%
In the quarter April-June, freight traffic in the port of Rotterdam decreased by -2.3%
Rotterdam
The port authority is alarmed by the state of crisis in the national industry.
The electrification of the docks in the ports of Livorno, Piombino and Portoferraio is proceeding according to plan.
Third dock for cruise traffic in the port of Catania
Catania
Pier 25's restyling completed
Another quarter of decline in freight traffic at the port of Algeciras
Algeciras
In the period April-June, containers amounted to 1.24 million TEUs (+1.0%)
A new tax applied to cruise passengers disembarking in national ports came into force today in Greece.
Athens
Belgian rail freight company Lineas receives €61 million government loan
Brussels
The measure was approved last night by the restricted council of ministers
ERTMS installation completed on 1,400 kilometers of Italian railway network
Rome
The project is financed with 2.5 billion euros from PNRR funds.
Wärtsilä's quarterly financial and commercial results are positive.
Helsinki
The Marine Electrical Systems division will be sold to the Italian company VINCI Energies.
In the port of Barcelona the number of cruise terminals will be reduced from seven to five
In the port of Barcelona the number of cruise terminals will be reduced from seven to five
Barcelona
The mayor: For the first time in history, a limit is placed on the growth of cruises in the city.
MSC and Moby have presented their commitments to meet the AGCM's requirements.
Rome
Shipping Agencies Services will sell its 49% stake in Moby, waiving the consideration in favor of the majority shareholder. Moby commits to completely repaying its debt to SAS.
Fincantieri confirms its interest in the development of American shipbuilding
Fincantieri confirms its interest in the development of American shipbuilding
Washington
Folgiero: Commitment to deliver next-generation capabilities in full alignment with U.S. strategic priorities
The Chamber of Deputies has approved the appointment of four presidents of Italian Port System Authorities.
Rome
The names proposed for the Port System Authorities of the Southern Adriatic, Central-Northern Tyrrhenian, Western Liguria, and Eastern Liguria have been approved. Voting on the Northern Tyrrhenian Authority has been postponed.
Information exchange between state administrations for the digitalization of the maritime sector begins
Rome
The first operational meeting at the Coast Guard General Command in Rome
The Clean Maritime Fuels Platform suggests measures to support the production and distribution of clean marine fuels
COSCO Shipping Ports sets new monthly and quarterly container traffic records
Hong Kong
In the period April-June, 29.4 million TEUs were handled (+4.5%)
Sharp increase in cases of seafarers abandoning their ships
London
2,286 crew members from 222 ships involved as of early 2025
Global freight traffic saw strong growth in the first quarter of this year in anticipation of new tariffs
Global freight traffic saw strong growth in the first quarter of this year in anticipation of new tariffs
Geneva
North America saw the strongest quarterly growth in imports
In the port of Antwerp-Bruges containers and rolling stock are increasing and other types of goods are decreasing
Antwerp
Traffic congestion continues at the airport, with the situation on the landside becoming critical
A study denounces the delay of European ports in equipping themselves with cold ironing facilities.
Brussels/Pozzallo
The tender to electrify the docks of the port of Pozzallo has begun.
T&E proposes to include more non-EU transhipment ports to avoid carbon leakage
Brussels
The association calls on the EU Commission to reduce the current threshold of 65% of transhipment traffic
Federlogistica urges the immediate establishment of a control room on tariffs
Genoa
The aim is also to eliminate extra costs caused by bureaucracy.
Containerized cargo handled through the port of Singapore fell by 2.9% in the second quarter.
Singapore
Last May, ship transits through the Suez Canal decreased by -6.8%
Last May, ship transits through the Suez Canal decreased by -6.8%
Cairo
The negative trend continued in June and early July
Terminal operators are not at all satisfied with a policy that seems to have no interest in ports
Rome
Cognolato: It is essential to close the ongoing trials on several fronts.
The largest ship ever to dock at Cagliari's Porto Canale at the MITO terminal.
Milan
The container ship "MSC Venice" with a capacity of 16,652 TEU arrived yesterday
On 5 and 6 November in Lisbon a summit called by the ILA against automation in the maritime and port sector
On 5 and 6 November in Lisbon a summit called by the ILA against automation in the maritime and port sector
North Bergen/Metzingen
South Korean HD Hyundai, together with German NEURA Robotics, will develop and test welding robots in shipyards
The toll of the horrific attack on the bulk carrier Eternity C in the Red Sea is still uncertain.
Mandaluyong/London/Brussels
Joint statement by ICS, BIMCO, European Shipowners, Intercargo and Intertanko
In the first half of 2025, bulk cargo increased and general cargo decreased in the port of Marseille-Fos
Marseille
Cruise passengers increase by +5%
The Senate has approved the framework law on interports
Rome
UIR, gives the Italian interport system a modern, orderly and coherent regulatory framework
Carlo De Ruvo was elected president of Confetra
Rome
Among the challenges, the uncontrolled expansion of large logistics groups and their concentration
Number of pirate attacks on ships still high in the second quarter of 2025
Number of pirate attacks on ships still high in the second quarter of 2025
Kuala Lumpur
The number of acts of violence against crews is decreasing
Telemar and TNL Group merger agreement
Telemar and TNL Group merger agreement
Oslo/Athens/Paris
One of the top three operators in the OT/IoT services market for the maritime and superyacht sectors will be created
Attacks on ships in the Red Sea still cause deaths among seafarers
Portsmouth
Liberian-flagged bulk carrier " Eternity C" targeted
Canadian shipbuilding company Davie acquires second shipyard in Finland
Helsinki/Pori
It will buy the Enersense Offshore shipyard
Amendment on Port Labor Supply Agencies Approved
Rome
Immediate transformation into Agencies authorised to provide temporary port work
Salvini appoints a manager of a private shipping company from Campania as president of the regional AdSP
Rome
This is Eliseo Cuccaro, CEO of Alilauro
Extend the application of the 0.1% sulphur limit in marine fuels globally
Extend the application of the 0.1% sulphur limit in marine fuels globally
Berlin
This is proposed by an analysis by the International Council on Clean Transportation
IMO and EU condemn renewed attacks on ships in the Red Sea
London/Brussels
Dominguez: New violation of international law and freedom of navigation
In the second quarter of this year, Finnlines' revenues decreased by -5.0%.
Helsinki
Net profit of 26.1 million euros (+7.7%)
Container traffic in the Port of New York remained stable in the April-June quarter.
New York
An increase of +4.9% was recorded in the first half of 2025
The Chamber of Deputies approves the appointment of the presidents of five Port System Authorities.
Rome
They are Davide Gariglio, Francesco Rizzo, Eliseo Cuccaro, Francesco Benevolo and Giovanni Gugliotti
Latrofa appointed extraordinary commissioner of the Port Authority of the Central-Northern Tyrrhenian Sea
Rome
Ministerial decree signed
The PNRR tender for interports has been reopened.
Rome
Resources available amounting to 2.2 million euros
Port of Livorno: Workers are the priority in the LTM crisis
Livorno
UPS's quarterly earnings performance declines
Atlanta
Net income in the April-June quarter was $1.28 billion (-8.9%)
Approval for the 2025 budget variation of the Southern Tyrrhenian and Ionian Sea Port Authority.
Gioia Tauro
500 thousand euros for the 49% share held by the Port Agency company
FHP Group acquires the remaining 10% stake in Lotras
Milan/Foggia
The integration between Lotras and CFI Intermodal will begin to create FHP Intermodal.
OITAF scientific document on good practices in the logistics and transport of fresh fruit and vegetables
Milan
The Northern Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority has joined the PLIKA
Livorno
Platform dedicated to training, innovation and knowledge sharing in the logistics and port sectors
Matteo Paroli's nomination as president of the Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority has been signed.
Rome
He has a degree in law and a specialization in administrative law.
Container throughput increases in Haropa Port, while bulk cargo decreases.
Le Havre
In the first half of this year, containers were 1.51 million TEUs (+4%)
Bureau Veritas reports a 9.8% quarterly increase in revenues in the Marine & Offshore segment
Courbevoie
Kalmar and Konecranes increase new orders in the April-June quarter
Helsinki
The turnover of the two Finnish companies is slightly increasing
Container traffic in the port of Barcelona fell by 12.2% in the second quarter.
Barcelona
Assiterminal threatens a new wave of appeals against regulations it believes are damaging to port operations
Genoa
2M Logistics signs an agreement with Salerno-based Gallozzi
Barendrecht
The Dutch company will represent GF Logistics, a subsidiary of the Italian group, in the Benelux region.
Swiss company Kuehne+Nagel's quarterly profits fell
Schindellegi
In the period April-June of this year, net turnover grew by +1.7%
Yang Ming orders three 8,000 TEU container ships from Nihon Shipyard and Imabari Shipbuilding
Keelung/Imabari
Contract valued at $351.3-394.5 million
Italia Nostra reiterates its strong concerns about the construction of the Fiumicino-Isola Sacra port.
Rome
European maritime cities, destinations for cruise tourism - the association highlights - denounce the phenomenon of over-tourism in the cruise sector
Egypt's first automotive terminal has come into operation at Port Said East.
East Port Said
It can accommodate two car carriers at the same time
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
Tepsa has acquired a liquid bulk terminal in the port of Rotterdam.
Singapore/Rotterdam
It was sold by Global Energy Storage Holdings
The Spinelli Group has approved its 2024 sustainability report.
Genoa
Of the company's 616 direct employees, 49% are under the age of 50.
In the second quarter of this year, cargo traffic in Turkish ports grew by +1.6%
Ankara
Cargoes to and from Italy amounted to 12.7 million tons (+10.1%)
Extension of the Simplified Logistics Zone for Genoa Ports and Dry Ports to the Savona, Vado Ligure, and Bergeggi areas.
Genoa
Approval from the ZLS Steering Committee
Isotta Fraschini Motori has inaugurated a new production line for hydrogen fuel cell systems in Bari.
Trieste
They will be used for naval and land solutions
The Grande Shanghai , the Grimaldi Group's first ammonia-ready car carrier, has been christened.
Naples
It has a load capacity of 9,000 CEUs.
The Port of Genoa, FILT, and UILT have declared a five-day strike at the Bettolo Terminal.
Genoa
Fit Cisl Liguria expressed solidarity with the workers
The tender for the dredging of the commercial dock basin at the port of Ancona has been published.
Ancona
The removal of approximately 730 thousand cubic meters of sediment is planned
Tender for the restoration and enhancement of docks 32 and 33 in the Deep Sea Zone of the port of Savona
Genoa
An investment of over 6.7 million euros is expected
There are 1,100 workers in Palermo directly employed in the seaside tourism sector
Palermo
This year, cruise traffic is expected to grow by 9.4% in the port of the Sicilian capital.
Six-month growth of +9% in freight on the St. Petersburg-India/China maritime route
Fly
FESCO operates six vessels in the service
Port of Trieste: Special Commissioner Gurrieri under investigation for money laundering
Trieste
I am certain - he declared - that I can demonstrate that I acted legally, in full transparency.
Vard signs new contract for the construction of two CSOVs
Trieste
The vessels will be used to support operations in the offshore wind sector
UIR welcomes the publication of the tender for the digitalization of the logistics chain.
Rome
Di Caterina (ALIS): a concrete tool that enhances the needs of businesses and strengthens the logistics system
GNV celebrated its first ten years of activity on the Italy-Albania route
Durres
During the period, the company's ships carried over 1.25 million passengers
A shipment of over 1.2 tons of marijuana was seized at the port of Gioia Tauro.
Reggio Calabria/Catanzaro
Members of a criminal organization that imported drugs from South America through European ports and airports have been arrested.
Yang Ming orders Hanwha Ocean to build seven 15,000 TEU dual-fuel containerships
Keelung
They will be delivered between 2028 and 2029
Walden to sell healthcare logistics business to Yusen Logistics
Paris
Exclusive negotiations announced
Solinas (Sardinian Action Party) is not at all satisfied with the state of Sardinian ports
Cagliari
The immediate establishment of a special commission is urged
ANSI welcomes the introduction of the information dashboard for managing private procurement contracts in logistics.
Rome
D'Angelo: it will allow the country to take another step forward
Russo (Confcommercio): excluding road transport from the PNRR funding was shortsighted.
Rome
First bulletin from the Freight Insights Observatory produced by the National Center for Sustainable Mobility
ABB Group posts sharp growth in quarterly financial and business performance
Zurich
In the period April-June the value of new orders grew by +16.0%
Informal consultations have begun on the preliminary proposal for the new Ancona Port Master Plan.
Ancona
Eleven meetings scheduled for July
Program agreement for preparatory and functional interventions for the construction of the bridge over the Strait of Messina
Rome
It was signed today in Rome
Project to develop an ecological station for the treatment of wastewater from ships
Naples
Initiative of the Neapolitan Group of the Cenere and Iello Landing
Assiterminal urges against bringing sediment from the Bagnoli dredging project into the port of Naples.
Genoa
Cognolato and Ferrari: It is essential to safeguard the full functionality of the commercial port's activities.
Container traffic at the Port of Long Beach fell 3.4% in the second quarter.
Long Beach
A decline of -16.4% was recorded in June
Paolo Pessina has been appointed vice president of Conftrasporto-Confcommercio.
Rome
He is president of the national federation of maritime agents and brokers
Container traffic in the port of Hong Kong decreased by -8.2% in the second quarter
Hong Kong
A decrease of -13.7% was recorded in June
Cuneo-based logistics company Nord Ovest is seeing growing financial results.
Wedge
Construction work on a new depot in Mondovì will be completed in early 2026.
Container traffic at the Port of Los Angeles grows driven by fears of new tariffs
Los Angeles
June saw the highest volume ever recorded for this month
The Management Committee of the Sardinia Sea Port Authority has adopted the DPSS
Cagliari
Green light for the concession to MITO and the appeal against the rejection of Olbia's dredging project.
Three events in Genoa for three new Explora Journeys cruise ships.
Genoa
A technical launch, a coin laying and the cutting of the first sheet metal were carried out at the Fincantieri shipyard
Grimaldi sells 5% of Terminal Darsena Toscana to Livorno Port Company
Naples/Livorno
Option to purchase an additional 5% of the share capital
Concession agreement signed that assigns management of the port of Tartous to DP World
Damascus
It has a lifespan of 30 years
Matteo Gasparato appointed president of the Northern Adriatic Sea Port Authority
Rome
He was appointed extraordinary commissioner of the same port authority
Meeting in Rome between the heads of ESPO and Assoporti
Rome
Among the topics addressed, the competitiveness of European ports in the current global context
Chinese airline OOCL reports quarterly decline in scheduled service revenues
Hong Kong
Cargo transported by the company's ships is increasing
Collaboration between the Ukrainian Sea Ports Authority and the Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority
Rome
Agreement with an initial duration of five years
Survey in Germany on the prospects of companies in the maritime, port and shipbuilding sectors
Hamburg
Shipowners are more concerned. Positive prospects for ports and shipyards.
Port of Augusta: Work begins on a third bridge connecting the island to the mainland.
Augusta
Work worth over 20 million euros
Vard signs contract with InkFish for new research vessel
Trieste
The deal is worth more than 200 million euros.
1.1 billion euros will be invested in the port of Hamburg to strengthen the container sector
Hamburg
Improving accessibility and port infrastructure in the Waltershofer Hafen area
Meyer Turku delivered the new Star of the Seas cruise ship to Royal Caribbean
Turku
It has a gross tonnage of 250,800 tons
ESPO calls for increased funding for ports under the next EU Multiannual Financial Framework
Brussels
The CEF programme funds have proven to be far from sufficient
Fincantieri delivers the new Oceania Allura cruise ship to Oceania Cruises.
Miami/Trieste
Two additional Sonata-class ships have been converted into orders.
PORTS
Italian Ports:
Ancona Genoa Ravenna
Augusta Gioia Tauro Salerno
Bari La Spezia Savona
Brindisi Leghorn Taranto
Cagliari Naples Trapani
Carrara Palermo Trieste
Civitavecchia Piombino Venice
Italian Interports: list World Ports: map
DATABASE
ShipownersShipbuilding and Shiprepairing Yards
ForwardersShip Suppliers
Shipping AgentsTruckers
MEETINGS
Confindustria event on the sea economy in Rome on July 15th
Rome
The public meeting of the International Containers Studies Center will be held in Genoa on July 2nd
Genoa
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Why Malta is objecting to a new price cap on Russian oil
(timesofmalta.com)
US has its eye on Greek ports
(Kathimerini)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Intervento del presidente Tomaso Cognolato
Roma, 19 giugno 2025
››› File
Uniport: Bringing debris from Bagnoli to the port of Naples would postpone long-awaited dredging.
Rome
Legora de Feo: It's necessary to find alternative solutions.
Taiwanese companies Evergreen, Yang Ming and WHL saw sharp declines in quarterly revenues.
Keelung/Taipei
In the period April-June it fell by -18.7%, -26.5% and -8.6% respectively
The establishment of the Information Dashboard for the management of private procurement contracts in logistics has been approved.
In May, freight traffic in the port of Ravenna grew by +1.4%
Ravenna
Bulk cargo is on the rise. Miscellaneous cargo is on the decline.
EU approves joint purchase of port equipment by terminal operators
Brussels
Joint definition of minimum technical specifications of equipment is also permitted
Serbian energy group EPS will import coal through the Montenegrin port of Bar
Bar
Currently imports from Indonesia pass through the port of Constanta
Fincantieri Foundation and Luiss University launch a project to strengthen the safety of underwater infrastructure.
Trieste
Among the objectives, contribute to the definition of a specific regulatory framework
Freewheeling: The government's U-turn on anti-mafia controls in the road haulage sector is a welcome development.
Modena
Franchini: If the government has realized it made a mistake, that's good news.
Agostinelli (AdSP Tirreno Meridionale e Ionio): the amendment that allows for the early transformation of the Gioia Tauro Port Agency is extremely important.
Confindustria's event on the maritime economy will take place in Rome on July 15th.
Rome
The confederation's strategic document on the sector will be presented
Kerala seeks $1.1 billion from MSC in damages over MSC Elsa 3 sinking
Thiruvananthapuram
Temporary detention of the vessel "MSC Akuteta II" granted
Trasportounito requests the cancellation of the renewal procedure of the Central Committee of the Register of Hauliers
Rome
New seizure of a load of cocaine in the port of Gioia Tauro
Reggio Calabria
16 bags containing 417 kilos of drugs were found in a container
MOL and Kinetics to build world's first floating data center
Tokyo
It will be installed on a vessel of 9,731 gross tonnage
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